# Ward 8, Sholavandan (Madurai, Tamil Nadu) – Population

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Census ward · Sholavandan, Tamil Nadu 

# Ward 8, Sholavandan

Ward 8 of Sholavandan, Madurai district, Tamil Nadu, had **892 people in 248 households** at the 2011 Census — the 17th most populous of 18 census wards. Literacy was 88.3%, above the town average of 82.4%.

- 892people (2011)
- 248households
- 17 of 18by population
- 88.3%literacy

## What is the population of Ward 8, Sholavandan?

■ Ward 8 · ■ Sholavandan average

Literacy (age 7+) ****88.3%**

**82.4%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****991**

**1022

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1070**

**1030

Working population ****40.7%**

**42.5%

### Work

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**■** Services, trade & industry 236 (65%) · **■** Household industry 11 (3%) · **■** Farming 102 (28%) · **■** Marginal 14 (4%)

Source: [Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

Census wards were drawn for counting in 2011. Municipal ward boundaries may have changed since, so this ward number may not match today's municipal ward.

## Homes and amenities in Ward 8

Of every 100 households in Ward 8 in 2011, 96 had electricity, 74 a toilet at home and 68 cooked with LPG; 81 had a mobile phone, 23 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Ward 8 · ■ Sholavandan average

Electricity for lighting ****96%**

**92%

Toilet within the home ****74%**

**55%

No toilet (open defecation) ****11%**

**26%

Tap water ****98%**

**95%

Drinking water within premises ****59%**

**43%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****68%**

**45%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****16%**

**43%

Use banking services ****74%**

**61%

Television ****93%**

**91%

Mobile phone ****81%**

**71%

Computer with internet ****2%**

**2%

Two-wheeler ****23%**

**17%

Car / jeep / van ****1%**

**2%

None of these assets ****2%**

**4%

Own their home ****61%**

**58%

Source: [Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14)](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## Other wards of Sholavandan

- Ward 52,638 people
- Ward 61,532 people
- Ward 7952 people
- Ward 91,117 people
- Ward 101,200 people
- Ward 11898 people

[Full Sholavandan ward list (18 wards)](https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/madurai/vadipatti/sholavandan/#wards)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Ward 8, Sholavandan?892 people in 248 households (Census 2011)